La Salle University Course Catalog
  • Undergraduate

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    Evening and Weekend

    1. Accelerated RN-BSN Program
    2. Accounting
    3. Art and Art History
    4. Biology
    5. Business Administration
    6. Criminal Justice
    7. Economics
    8. English as a Second Language (ESL)
    9. Finance
    10. Foreign Language - Conversation and Culture
    11. Foreign Languages
    12. Humanities
    13. Literature in Translation
    14. Management and Leadership
    15. Marketing
    16. Mathematics, Computer Science, and Information Technology
    17. Music
    18. Philosophy
    19. Physics
    20. Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Certificate Program
    1. Pre Speech-Language Pathology Program
    2. Pre-Business Administration Program (PBA)
    3. Pre-Nursing Program
    4. Psychology
    5. R.N.-BSN to MSN Program
    6. Religion
    7. RN to MSN Bridge Program
    8. Social Work
    9. Sociology
    10. The Achieve Program
  • Minors
  • Masters
    1. Analytics
    2. Bilingual/Bicultural Studies
    3. Business Administration (Full-time)
    4. Business Administration (One-Year)
    5. Business Administration (Part-Time Hybrid)
    6. Central and Eastern European Studies
    7. Computer Information Science
    8. Counseling and Family Therapy
    1. Cybersecurity
    2. Economic Crime Forensics
    3. Education
    4. English
    5. Hispanic Institute
    6. History
    7. Human Capital Development
    8. Information Technology Leadership
    1. Instructional Technology Management
    2. MBA in Switzerland
    3. Nursing
    4. Online MBA
    5. Public Health
    6. Speech-Language Pathology
    7. Strategic Communication
    8. Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Including ESL Program Specialist Certification (Pa.)
    1. Theology and Ministry
    2. Translation and Interpretation: English/Spanish-Spanish/English
  • Certificates
    1. Autism
    2. Certification (Only) as a Reading Specialist
    3. Certification as a Reading Specialist
    4. Classroom Management
    5. Fraud and Forensic Accounting
    6. Fraud and Forensic Accounting
    7. History (Certificate)
    8. Instructional Leadership
    1. Intelligence/Security Policy Studies with a Central/Eastern European Focus
    2. Interpretation: English/Spanish-Spanish/English
    3. Nursing Certificates
    4. Program Specialist-English as a Second Language (ESL Program Specialist)
    5. Social and New Media
    6. Special Education Certification
    7. Special Education Certification (Only)
    8. Teacher Certification
    1. Teaching English as a Second Language
    2. Translation: English/Spanish-Spanish/English
  • Doctoral
    1. Doctor of Nursing Practice
    2. Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in Clinical Psychology
    3. Doctor of Theology
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    Overall

    1. La Salle University

    Undergraduate

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    4. Financial Services
    5. Programs and Procedures

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    Graduate

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    2. Centers, Offices, and Services
    3. Mission Statements
    4. Philosophy of Graduate Education
    5. Student Services
  • Curriculum

    Undergraduate

    1. School of Arts and Sciences
    2. School of Arts and Sciences (Evening)
    3. School of Business
    4. School of Business (Evening)
    5. School of Nursing and Health Sciences
    6. Evening and Weekend

    Special

    1. BUSCA (Bilingual Undergraduate Studies for Collegiate Advancement)
    2. English Lanugage Institute
    3. Thematic Minors

Computer Information Science

Faculty

Description of the Program

Admission Requirements

Tuition and Fees

Tuition Assistance

Progression through the Program

Curriculum

Description of the Program

Program Goals

Five-Year Bachelor's in Computer Science to Master's in Computer Information Science

Mission

Student Learning Outcomes

Keep Exploring Program

Course Descriptions

  • CIS 501
  • CIS 523
  • CIS 540
  • CIS 612
  • CIS 613
  • CIS 615
  • CIS 617
  • CIS 619
  • CIS 621
  • CIS 623
  • CIS 624
  • CIS 626
  • CIS 627
  • CIS 629
  • CIS 658
  • CIS 670-679
  • CIS 685

Description of the Program

The M.S. Computer Information Science program provides students with a structured study of applied technical solutions to real-world problems. The program emphasizes the need to understand the program from definition, through implementation and review. The program uses real-world cases that develop problem solving techniques through the software engineering methodologies. The students also learn to manage the problem solution through the gathering of requirements, problem refinement, design modeling, implementation and user-testing. The curriculum emphasizes group interaction and problem solving skills through iterative processes and project management from problem definition through solution deployment.

The program emphasizes group work, presentation skills and collaboration through the use of technology. The M.S. Computer Information Science requires that students complete a capstone project to integrate core competencies with specific student goals based on the elective certificate. Examples of capstone projects are development and implementation of a new software solution or major extension to a completed software project; a research project on new trends or findings in software application development; analysis of network security standards and policies and policy implementation.

The M.S. Computer Information Science program is offered in an online format with some residency requirements for testing and presentations. The courses use synchronous tools and learning management systems and have some residency requirements for course materials.  The delivery format aims to achieve a time balance for the adult student.